Overview
- Prosecutors asked the court to forfeit about 811.4 million won they say was gained through a 2010–2012 Deutsch Motors stock manipulation scheme.
- Kim was indicted in August on alleged violations of the Capital Market Act, the Political Funds Act and a law covering bribes for mediation.
- Additional counts center on 2022 activities, including luxury gifts worth around 80 million won from a Unification Church official in exchange for favors.
- Investigators also allege she and her husband accepted free opinion polls valued at roughly 270 million won ahead of the presidential race in return for a party nomination.
- A suspected accomplice identified as Lee declined to testify in person, and his Nov. 28 statement describing Deutsch Motors trades was admitted as evidence.